by Susan Katz Keating Three people who work for a U.S. government agency have been given polygraph exams in connection with classified defense documents leaked last week, sources told Soldier of Fortune. The people were given the exams at an FBI facility located within the Quantico Marine Corps Base in …
Read More »Inside the ‘Barrio 18’ Street Gang, Where Members Cannot Leave
It started as a small-time street gang in 1950’s Los Angeles, and took its name from where it was based: 18th Street, in the city’s Rampart District. It evolved over the years, until the 18th Street Gang – also known as “Barrio 18” – became one of the largest youth gangs …
Read More »Drug Mules Have Shifted Their Smuggling Routes on the US-Mexico Border – Here’s Why
Over the last eight months, U.S. officials have seized more illicit fentanyl at Arizona’s ports of entry than anywhere else on the US-Mexico border, suggesting a possible shift in synthetic drug trafficking routes. “We’re seeing shipments of all kinds coming in fast through new routes into Arizona,” one Border Patrol …
Read More »The ‘Shining Path’ Guerrilla Group Emerges Again in Peru
by Jose Campos A fog descends over the mountain I’ve climbed previously while while trekking Peru. Now, on my fourth expedition to Machu Picchu, the fog imparts a chill. I feel it as a message, a warning I can’t shake off. The chill is being felt throughout the country, my …
Read More »Video Shows Cartel Assassins Training to Fight Inside Close Quarters
Men who appear on video conducting a close quarters combat drill are assassins from a Mexican criminal group, according to a writer who tracks cartel activity. “Assassins from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) find themselves conducting Close Quarters Battle (CQB) training inside a structure,” noted the writer, “Sol Prendido,” …
Read More »Nine Soldiers Killed When Two Black Hawk Helicopters Crash in Kentucky
Nine soldiers were killed on Wednesday night when two Army helicopters crashed in a field in Kentucky, officials confirmed. The crash involved two Black Hawk helicopters from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the Army said. The helicopters crashed at about 10 p.m. on March 29 in Trigg County, Kentucky. …
Read More »Militants in Pakistan Are Using Weapons the Pentagon Left Behind in Afghanistan
As the Taliban boast of finding more military bounty left behind by the U.S. in Afghanistan, observers on the ground say that America’s abandoned weapons and gear also have boosted the coffers and armories of militants in Pakistan. “It’s a private arms bazaar of military goods,” according to “Lucas,” a …
Read More »Stunning Nashville Police Body Cam Footage Shows Takedown of School Shooter
Nashville police released stunning footage today of how their officers cut down the shooter who murdered six people at Covenant Christian School on Monday.
Read More »Children and Staff Shot Dead at Christian School in Nashville; Police Take Down Killer
Little is known Monday afternoon about the shooting today at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee. Young lives tragically were lost. Police say the shooter is Audrey Hale, a 28 year old local woman who reportedly claimed on social media to be male. Hale killed three children and two adults. …
Read More »American Contractor Killed, 5 Service Members Hurt in Syria Drone Strike
An American contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one additional U.S. contractor were wounded on Thursday after an unmanned aerial vehicle struck a maintenance facility on a Coalition base near Hasakah in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said. The incident occurred at approximately 1:38 p.m. local time. The …
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